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However, the 45-year-old quarterback did not state whether he
plans to return to the Buccaneers, seek another NFL destination
or head into retirement.
"I love this organization, it's a great place to be," Brady said
as he ended the news conference.
Earlier he said regarding the next steps in his decision-making
process, "I'm going to go home and get a good night's sleep, at
least as good as I can tonight. ... There has been a lot of
focus on this game. It will be one day at a time. Truly."
Brady announced his retirement last February, then changed his
mind 40 days later and decided to return for his 23rd NFL
season.
Whenever he finally decides to step away, Brady will conclude
one of the most decorated NFL careers of all time. Among his
all-time records: most Super Bowl championships (seven), most
regular-season wins by a quarterback (251), most postseason wins
by a quarterback (35), most passes completed (7,753), most pass
attempts (12,050), most passing yards (89,214) and most passing
touchdowns (649).
He is a three-time NFL Most Valuable Player and a 15-time Pro
Bowl selection.
Brady spent his first 20 seasons with the New England Patriots,
then joined the Buccaneers ahead of the 2020 season and led them
to a Super Bowl championship in his first campaign.
In 2021, he led the NFL in passing yards (5,316) and passing
touchdowns (43) before those numbers fell to 4,694 and 25,
respectively, in 2022 as the Buccaneers went 8-9. Tampa Bay made
the playoffs as the champion of the weak NFC South before
getting hammered by Dallas on Monday.
Asked postgame whether he viewed the season as a disappointment,
Brady said, "We lost tonight. It's a team sport so never
considered any individual things like that. And obviously we
came up short as a team and that's really all that matters.
"That's all I've ever really cared about is team success -- how
well we did as a team and how well we performed under pressure
and tonight was obviously not one of our best nights."
--Field Level Media
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